schizoid personality

n.

A personality disorder characterized by long-term emotional coldness, indifference to praise, criticism, or the feelings of others, and an inability to form close friendships with more than one or two people.

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Words nearby schizoid personality

schizogenous, schizogonous, schizogony, schizogyria, schizoid, schizoid personality, schizomycete, Schizomycetes, schizomycosis, schizont, schizonychia
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